Hampden Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Hampden, Maine

Hampden Academy in Hampden, Maine enrolled 767 students in 2024-25 with 52.0 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the Maine high-school median of 12.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 90-94% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 84.1% and 48.8%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (Maine: 87.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

811 students in 2022-23, 761 students in 2023-24, 767 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.0 to 52.0.

Students enrolled at Hampden Academy by school year2022-23: 811, 2023-24: 761, 2024-25: 76702505007501k2022-238112023-247612024-25767
Students enrolled at Hampden Academy by school year2022-23: 811, 2023-24: 761, 2024-25: 76702505007501k2022-238112023-247612024-25767
Students enrolled at Hampden Academy by school year2022-23: 811, 2023-24: 761, 2024-25: 76702505007501k2022-238112023-247612024-25767
Students enrolled at Hampden Academy by school year2022-23: 811, 2023-24: 761, 2024-25: 76702505007501k2022-238112023-247612024-25767
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2381153.015.3
2023-2476152.014.6
2024-2576752.014.8

14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Maine high schools

Among the 112 Maine high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; Hampden Academy 14.8; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherHampden Academy 14.8state median 12.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; Hampden Academy 14.8; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherHampden Academy 14.8state median 12.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; Hampden Academy 14.8; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherHampden Academy 14.8state median 12.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Maine high schools, 2024-25112 values from 7.2 to 18.7; Hampden Academy 14.8; state median 12.0.5101520students per full-time teacherHampden Academy 14.8state median 12.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 270 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hampden Academy enrolled 811 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 54 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 270 of the 811 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions54
  • Chronically absent22.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.4% of students were White, 3.0% of two or more races, 2.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White92.4%
  2. Two or more races3.0%
  3. Hispanic2.0%
  4. Asian0.9%
  5. Black0.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Hampden Academy scored proficient or above: 90-94% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaine
Reading and language arts, 2021-2290‑94%90%84.1%
Math, 2022-2349%90% (2021-22)48.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

89% of the 212 students in Hampden Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMaine
Four-year graduation rate89%89%87.3%
Students in the class21221213,941

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Hampden Academy

  1. Hermon High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.4 miles away: 567 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
  2. Brewer High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 5.4 miles away: 690 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
  3. Compare Hampden Academy with Hermon High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rsu 22 spends per student$16,072 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,072
  5. The largest public schools in MaineHampden Academy is the number 16 by size of 113 Maine high schools open in 2024-25.#16 of 113
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 12.0 for high schools.14.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hampden Academy

  1. How many students attend Hampden Academy?
    767 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 811 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hampden, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hampden Academy?
    14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for high schools is 12.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hampden Academy a Title I school?
    Hampden Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hampden Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hampden Academy scored proficient or above: 90-94% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Maine's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Hampden Academy?
    89% of the 212 students in Hampden Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Maine. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Hampden Academy in?
    Rsu 22, NCES district ID 2314815. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231481500387 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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